In Reply to: RE: I think my question has to do with value... posted by jamesgarvin on June 16, 2012 at 13:10:55:
>When his entire system is comprised of, um, long term loans, he can't bite
>the hand that feeds him. Which, I argue, makes it difficult to serve two
>masters.
To play devil's advocate, it can be argued that when you purchase your
long-term reference, that reference eventually becomes out of date and
therefore no longer relevant to the readers. But I still feel it best that
the reviewer purchase those components that he uses as his core system,
when possible.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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- RE: I think my question has to do with value... - John Atkinson 14:35:23 06/16/12 (37)
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- RE: I think my question has to do with value... - John Atkinson 05:54:11 06/19/12 (35)
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- That's ridiculous! - Gag Halfrunt 06:57:14 07/02/12 (14)
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- Agreed, Excellent Post! (nt) - Eric B 21:41:53 07/02/12 (0)